For a movie of showing the effect of cholera exotoxin on human cells, see the Theriot Lab Website at Stanford University Medical School. Click on Vibrio cholerae colonizing human cells. 3. Enterotoxins. A number of bacteria produce exotoxins that bind to the cells of the small intestines. Most of these toxins catalyze the ADP-ribosylation of host cell proteins that turn the synthesis of the metabolic regulator molecules cyclic AMP (cAMP) or cyclic GMP on and off in intestinal mucosal cells.
DEFINITION of 'Encryption'. Encryption is a means of securing data using a password (key). The encryption process is simple â data is secured by translating information using an algorithm and a binary key. When the data needs to be read back, the code is decrypted using either the same key or a different key depending on the type of encryption used.
Definition of:encryption algorithm. A formula used to turn ordinary data, or plaintext, into a secret code known as ciphertext.. Each algorithm uses a string of bits known as a key to perform the calculations. The larger the key (the more bits), the greater the number of potential patterns can be created, thus making it harder to break the code and descramble the contents.